Eric Mack is a reporter covering science, sustainability and space.

Scientists trying to bring back the woolly mammoth have created a woolly mouse. Colossal Biosciences unveiled plans in 2021 to revive the woolly mammoth - and later the dodo bird - attracting ...

According to a newly published study in the botanical journal PhytoKeys, the plant, named Ovicula biradiata- or "Wooly Devil"-is not just a new species but belongs to a completely new genus within ...

The living achievement is the Colossal woolly mouse, as the company has dubbed it. The animal is 100% mouse, but engineered to express several mammoth-like traits that set the stage for one of ...

Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based company, genetically engineered a woolly mouse, marking an achievement toward its goal of resurrecting extinct species like the woolly mammoth. The woolly mouse ...

0:55 Scientists make ‘woolly mice’ in quest to revive woolly mammoth Tiny lab mice just got a mammoth-sized upgrade — genetic tweaks have given them thick, woolly fur, bringing science one ...

And in the controversial battle to bring the woolly mammoth back from extinction, scientists have just taken one mouse-sized step forward. Colossal Biosciences has revealed the world's first ...

Woolly mammoths roamed the frozen tundras of Europe, Asia and North America until they went extinct around 4,000 years ago. Colossal made a splash in 2021 when it unveiled an ambitious plan to ...

Colossal Biosciences engineered mice with long, woolly hair by editing seven genes. Scientists see potential for conservation but doubt true "de-extinction." The company may apply the technique to ...